Question

the ___ of society received the benefit of most of the laws in hammurabis code.
a elites
b kings
c merchants
d priests
why is hammurabis code so important?
a made slavery illegal
b put limits on the monarch
c created equality in society
d codified the laws for everyone

Explanation:

Hammurabi's Code was a set of laws in ancient Babylon. The code was designed to maintain social order and protect the interests of different classes. The elites, which included the upper - class members such as nobles and high - ranking officials, benefited from many of the laws as they were structured to safeguard property rights and social hierarchies that favored the privileged. For the second question, Hammurabi's Code is important because it codified the laws. It was one of the earliest comprehensive legal codes, making the laws known to everyone (in a sense of being written down and accessible in a more formal way compared to previous oral or less - structured legal systems). It did not make slavery illegal (slavery was still present in Babylonian society), it was not mainly about limiting the monarch (Hammurabi was the monarch who created it), and it did not create equality (there were different punishments and rights based on social class).

Answer:

For the first question: A. elites
For the second question: D. codified the laws for everyone